Historical Events In 1844

Jul 27   On this day in history fire destroys the US mint at Charlotte, NC  

Jul 27   In the year 1844 fire destroys US mint at Charlotte, NC  

Jul 27   On this day in history john Dalton, Engl physicist/chemist (molecular theorist), dies at 77  

Jul 28   On this day in history gerard Manley Hopkins, England, poet (Windhover)  

Jul 29   Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1844.  

Jul 29   New York Yacht Club forms on this day in history.  

Jul 29   NY Yacht Club forms in the year 1844.  

Jul 30   1st US yacht club organized, NY Yacht Club on this day in history.  

Jul 31   On this day in history ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist  

Aug 08   Brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death on this day in history.  

Aug 11   Jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63 in the year 1844.  

Aug 13   Explorer Ludwig Leichhardt leaves Brisbane to explore unknown territory beyond the Darling Downs in the year 1844.  

Aug 14   On this day in history henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies  

Aug 17   In the year 1844 menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913)  

Aug 19   On this day in history minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils)  

Aug 29   1st white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win in the year 1844.  

Aug 29   In the year 1844 the first white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win  

Aug 30   In the year 1844 francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies  

Aug 30   Friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum) on this day in history.  

Sep 05   Iron ore discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains on this day in history.  

Sep 11   George Clement Martin, composer in the year 1844.  

Sep 14   In the year 1844 oliver Holden, composer, dies at 78  

Sep 25   In the year 1844 canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international  

Sep 27   In the year 1844 charles Nodier, French writer (History du chien the Brisquet), dies  

Sep 28   On this day in history michael Hertz, composer  

Sep 28   Oscar I of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden on this day in history.  

Oct 01   Naval Observatory headed by LT Matthew Fontaine Maury occupies first permanent quarters on this day in history.  

Oct 03   In the year 1844 patrick Manson, "Father of tropical medicine"  

Oct 11   Henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties) on this day in history.  

Oct 11   On this day in history the birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer  

Oct 12   Claude Tillier, French journalist/writer (My Uncle Benjamin), dies in the year 1844.  

Oct 12   On this day in history george W Cable, American writer (Northampton Years)  

Oct 15   On this day in history friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born  

Oct 17   On this day in history miguel Nieto, composer  

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Jan 04   In the year 1844 birth of thomas H Rollinson, composer  

Jan 07   Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, [St Bernadette of Lourdes], saint/visionary was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of clara Kathleen Rogers, composer  

Jan 16   Ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Johan Peter Selmer, composer was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 25   Frederick E Kitziger, composer was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 30   In the year 1844 birth of moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17)  

Feb 01   On this day in history birth of eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen)  

Jan 15   On this day in history joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78  

Jan 31   Henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (b. 1773) died on this day in history.  

Feb 04   On this day in history willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49  

Feb 15   Henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Feb 16   In the year 1844 death of joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792)  

Feb 27   In the year 1844 nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85  

Feb 28   Abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton in the year 1844.  

Feb 29   In the year 1844 thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67